Homelite UT80432

Homelite UT80432

Ranking:★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Best Overall)

Price: $400

PSI/GPM: 3100/2.5

Cleaning Units: 7750

Engine: 187 cc

Likes: The Homelite scooped up Best Overall for its cleaning power (cleaning units indicate a pressure washer's capability. To determine the number, multiply a machine's gallons per minute (GPM) by its pressure (pounds per square inch, or PSI). Machines with high cleaning units usually have a large engine and a rugged pump.); robust design, including rugged wheels; and front-mounted cleaner jug with a big opening. It has the most flexible spray hose of the four. And if you can't find this machine, the Ryobi model RY80940 is nearly identical.

Dislikes: You have to tip the machine well forward to reach the water-hose inlet.

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Briggs & Stratton 20501

Briggs & Stratton 20501

Ranking:★ ★ ★ ½

Price: $360

PSI/GPM: 2700/2.3

Cleaning Units: 6210

Engine: 175 CC

Likes: The Briggs is a good workaday machine that starts readily, cleans well, and breaks down for storage or transport in minutes, due to a two-part folding handle. We also like its large plastic detergent bottle.

Homelite UT80432

Ranking:★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Best Overall)

Price: $400

PSI/GPM: 3100/2.5

Cleaning Units: 7750

Engine: 187 cc

Likes: The Homelite scooped up Best Overall for its cleaning power (cleaning units indicate a pressure washer's capability. To determine the number, multiply a machine's gallons per minute (GPM) by its pressure (pounds per square inch, or PSI). Machines with high cleaning units usually have a large engine and a rugged pump.); robust design, including rugged wheels; and front-mounted cleaner jug with a big opening. It has the most flexible spray hose of the four. And if you can't find this machine, the Ryobi model RY80940 is nearly identical.

Dislikes: You have to tip the machine well forward to reach the water-hose inlet.

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Briggs & Stratton 20501

Ranking:★ ★ ★ ½

Price: $360

PSI/GPM: 2700/2.3

Cleaning Units: 6210

Engine: 175 CC

Likes: The Briggs is a good workaday machine that starts readily, cleans well, and breaks down for storage or transport in minutes, due to a two-part folding handle. We also like its large plastic detergent bottle.

Dislikes: Its spray hose is too stiff.

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Craftsman 580.752910

Ranking:★ ★ ★ ½

Price: $330

PSI/GPM: 2600/2.3

Cleaning Units: 5980

Engine: 187 CC

Likes: With an overhead-cam Honda engine, the Craftsman is easy to start; with a folding handle, it's easy to store. Between starting and storage, it cleans with reasonable power.

Dislikes: We didn't care for its rigid hose or its small bottle for detergent.

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Generac 5991+

Ranking:★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Price: $400

PSI/GPM: 3000/2.7

Cleaning Units: 8100

Engine: 212 CC

Likes: The Generac combines dirt-blasting power and sturdiness with a large engine, full axle, and pump mounted well off the ground.

Dislikes: Had it not been for its inflexible hose and awkward hose storage, the Generac would have won.